One day before Tuesday’s elections, Stephen Colbert has weighed in with an endorsement of the Democrat running to become New Jersey’s next governor, Mikie Sherrill .

Introducing himself as a “proud New Jersey voter,” Colbert said that Sherrill is a “leader that I respect and admire.”

“Not just because Mikie is a friend and my neighbor and a congresswoman, but because Mikie clearly loves this country. Service is love made visible. And service to America has guided Mikie her entire adult life.” He cited Sherrill’s service in the Navy, then as a federal prosecutor, then in Congress.

“I know she is going to make New Jersey proud as our next governor,” he said.

Colbert has previously endorsed in political races, as he backed Joe Biden’s 2020 and 2024 presidential bids and appeared at fu

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